Improvement in baling-presses



JOEL S. (300K.

Improvement in Baing Presss.

No. 121,087. Patented nwzmen.

@y @Wwf/f JOEL S. COOK, OF WEST GROTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN BALING-PRESSES.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 121,087, dated November 21, 1871.

To all 'whom @t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOEL S. COOK, of West Groton, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, have invented an Improved -Hop and Hay-Press, of which the following is a specification:

This invention relates to hand'presses in which a chair or frame rests upon the follower and a pair of windlasses lie upon the chair, said wind lasses being connected by chains with joists running crosswise of the press, beneath the box,

Mboth the joists and the followers projecting at their ends beyond the sides of the box so as to give room for the attachment of the chains, to the end that, by turning the windlasses, they may be made to take up the chains, thus forcing the followers downward in the box, and consequently compressing the charge.

Referring to the drawing, Figure l is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the press closed; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the same open; and Fig. 3, a transverse vertical section.

a are the ends of the press-box. b are the sills, between which the. lower ends of the pieces a are pivoted in such a manner that they maybeturned downward to the iioor. c are cross-pieces framed into the sills. d is the unattached bottom ofthe .press-box resting on the cross-pieces. e is the unattached top of the press-box, in other words the follower. f is the chair resting on the follower. g are the windlasses, placed in grooves running crosswise of the chair. h are the joists, located in grooves in the sills b beneath the bottoni d. t' are the chains, connected at their upper ends directly to the windlasses g, and at their lower ends with rings j, which inclose the joists h. 7c are strips placed opposite the edges of the end pieces a, outside the sills b, and connected with the end piecesv by means of transverse bolts l. m are lower side-boards of the press-box, resting on the sills b. u are the upper side-boards, resting on the lower ones. o are side braces connecting the tops of the strips k. p are pawls pivoted to the chair f, and engaging with ratchetsgq iixed on the windlasses g.

Suppose the box to be made up, the charge in,

and the follower, chair, and windlasses in place. Let the windlasses be turned by means of levers in the usual manner, observing to turn each windlass toward the adjacent end piece. This will cause the chair to depress the follower, and, when the windlasses strike the upper side-boards n, these should be removed by drawing them endwise between either of the end pieces a and its appurtenant strips k. By the time the wind lasses reach the lower side-boards the pressure of the follower upon the charge will have become sufficient. The pawls p hold all that has been gained. Then the braces o should be disconnected at one end from the strips 7c and the end pieces a turned backward. Next draw out the lower side-boards m, when the bale will be entirely exposed, except at its upper and lower sides, and can be easily bound in whatever manner` desired, after which the pawls p should be disengaged from the ratchets q, the windlasses, chair, and follower taken off from the bale, and the latter removed from the press. Finally, the end pieces should be turned up perpendicular and fastened by means of the braces o, and the side-boards replaced, when the press is ready to be recharged.

The bolts Z can be withdrawn or replaced in a moments time, and the press as readily taken apart and put together. The press need not contain more than one hundred and fifty feet of lumber, is so simple that any farmer can easily construct it, is sufficiently light to be transported on a wheelbarrow by oneV man, and need not cost over sixteen dollars.

I claim as my inventionl 1. The combination of the windlasses g, chair f, follower e, bottom d, joists h, and chains i, constructed and arranged to operate as specified.

2. The press-box herein described, consisting ofthe pivoted end pieces a., strips lo, braces o, sills b, cross-pieces c, and side-boards m u, constructed as describe Witnesses: JOEL S. COOK.

M. A. U. GooDRIcH, A. E. Goonmcn. (7) 

